Protective cover for picture-frames.



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FLORENCE L. BROWN, OF CHANDLER, OKLAHOMA TERRITORY.

PROTECTIVE `COVER FOR PICTURE-FRAMES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 13, 1906.

Application iled January 6. 1906. Serial No. 294,914.

To a/ZZ whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, FLORENCE L. BROWN, a citizen of the United States ofAmerica, residing at Chandler, in the county of Lincoln and Territory ofOklahoma, have invented new and useful Improvements in Protective Coversfor Picture-Frames, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to protective covers for picture-frames, theobject of the invention being to provide an improved mode of applicationand means for supporting a protective cover of gauze, netting, or othersuitable material so that the cover when applied will be held out ofcontact with the frame, so as to prevent the surface of the latter frombeing marred.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a perspective view of apicture-frame having my improved protector applied thereto. Fig. 2 is aback view of the same. Fig. 3 is a detail view of one of the corner-suports or netting-holders. Fig. 4 is a top p an view, on an enlargedscale, of one of the corner portions of the frame. Fig. 5 is a sectionon line 5 5 of Fig. 4.

Referring now more articularly to the drawings, the numeral 1 esignatesa pictureframe of conventional oblong rectangular form, and 2 aprotective covering, such as a shield of auze or netting, appliedthereto.

Upon t e corner portions of the frame are arranged holders or supportingdevices 3, each of which is formed of wire and comprises a substantiallyV-shaped central or body portion, the arms 4 of which are formed ofright-angularly-bent extensions 5, terminating in right-angularly-bentattaching terminals or members 6, each of which is bent or coiled at itsfree end to form an eye 7 for the passage of a tack, screw, or othersuitv able fastening device.

The arms 4 of the body portions of the holders or supporters correspondin form, or substantially so, to the corner-angles of the frame andstandoutward a short distance from the face of the frame, and theextensions 5 thence project rearwardly over the contiguous sides of theframe and vout of contact therewith, while the attaching portions 6project downward upon the back of the frame and are fastened thereto bytacks or other fastening devices 8, passinor through the eyes 7 and intothe frame. It wi lbe observed that the attaching portions 6 projectinwardly in planes at right angles-to each other, one ex- II- I* I Itending horizontally and the other vertically, and support the parts 4and 5 out of contact with the face of the frame.

In applying the cover 2 a piece of gauze or netting of the required sizeis cut out and stretched across the front of the frame, thencerearwardly over the sides thereof, and finally over upon the b ack ofthe frame, and the corner portions thereof are suitably knotted or tied,as indicated at 9, to hold the cover stretched taut about the frame andin contact with parts of the holding or supporting members 3. The bodyor front portion of the netting will thus be held spaced. from the frameby the body portions of the supporters, while the edges of the nettingwill be spaced from the sides of the frame by the extensions 5. Thecovering will thus be held out of contact with all of the ornamental orfinished portions of the frame and prevented from adhering thereto orscratching or otherwise marring the finished surface. The supporters arepermanently attached to the frame, so that the netting when soiled maybe easily and conveniently removed therefrom without interfering withthe supporters and a new piece of netting or protective coveringapplied.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is l. In aprotective covering for pictureframes, the combination with apictureframe, of supporting-pieces applied to the corner portions of theframe and secured to the back thereof, and a covering stretched over thesupporting-pieces and held thereby out of contact with the frame andfastened at the back of the frame to hold it stretched to the desireddegree of tautness.

2. In a protective covering for pictureframes, the combination with aframe, of a covering enveloping the exposed portion of the frame, andmeans for holding the same spaced from and out of contact with saidportion, said means comprising supporting devices fixed to the back ofthe frame and projected over upon the front portion thereof.

8. The combination with a picture-frame, of supporting devices arrangedat the corners of the frame, each comprising a V-shaped body portionconforming to the corner-angles and having extensions from its armsprojecting rearwardly beyond ythe sides of the frame and terminating inattaching extensions fastened to the back of the frame, the bodyportions and extensions of the support- IOO IIO

1 ing devices being held out of contact with the portion havin its armsprovided With rearfrarne, and a gauze covering stretched overWardly-eXten ing extensions bent at their l the outer faces of the frameand suitably held free ends at an angle to form attaching memfrorndisconnection at the back thereof and bers. 5 spaced from the frame bythe supporting de- In testimony whereof I alix my signature 15 vices.inpresence of two Witnesses. p

4. A corner supporting and spacing de- FLORENCE L. BROWN.

vice for icture-rames to hold a covering Witnesses:

spaced t erefrom, the same comprising a H. S. EMMERSON,

1o p1ece of wire bent to form a V-shaped body FRED RICHARDSON.

